Arab country will extend valid and expired visit visas for three months as an effort against COVID-19.
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President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a law barring foreign sales of medical products and individual protection equipment for the duration of the state of public health emergency in the country.
According to Brazil’s poultry industry association ABPA, halal-certified chicken exports were weaker in the lead-up to the holy month of Islam. Muslim associations federation Fambras also reported a drop in halal protein certificates for several countries.
Q1 saw shipped volume drop 14.6% year-on-year to 2.5 million pairs of shoes shipped, with revenue sliding 11.1% to USD 14.7 million.
Real estate transactions reached USD 5.2 billion in Q1 in the emirate, up 22%. Government launched package that waives fees.
The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID), comprising 21 member countries, is putting in place mechanisms to ensure food safety in the Arab world during the pandemic. It is looking to map out demand and suppliers of 14 types of products.
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency reported in its website that drugs like nitazoxanide, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine now need prior authorization from the agency to be exported.
The pandemic paved the way for cooperation among different rungs in the global supply chain and made it easier for countries to enter into partnerships, according to the speakers in an Arab Brazilian Chamber webinar.
Industries such as transport and ports had to rise to the occasion so trade would keep flowing amid the pandemic. The crisis ultimately fast-tracked digital solutions within the industry, according to experts from Brazil and elsewhere who were featured in an Arab Chamber webinar.
Brazilian construction tool company is interested in doing business with countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
With 80 kinds of Lebanese sweets on offer, Alyah Sweets opened last November. Its commercial director believes the business knack he got from his Lebanese parents is one of his best tools to make it through the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
Next Wednesday (22) will see the second live stream since the lockdown began, this time focusing on logistics amid the pandemic. The events feature Brazilian and foreign speakers, with simultaneous translation into Brazilian Portuguese and English.
Crowdfunding expects to raise USD 15,000 from people and companies for buying masks and other individual protection equipment for hospitals.
The philanthropy department at São Paulo’s Esporte Clube Sírio intends to deliver 2,500 cloth coverings a week to kids and their families. A project supporter, the Arab Brazilian Chamber is accepting donations.
